Pronoun
Pronouns are nominal anaphora, that is, short words that are used to refer to a noun or a noun phrase. Pronouns usually have nominal morphology, though not strictly. Pronoun is a closed class.
Personal pronouns
There are 15 personal pronouns in total. Dual pronouns and 1st person inclusive pronouns are in fact formed by compounding others.
person | singular | dual | several | plural |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | fènsy | fènvynsỳ | jaächsỳ | rèëchsý |
1st (inclusive) | fèndynsỳ | jaächdynsỳ | rèëchdynsý | |
2nd | tènsy | tèndynsỳ | néëcsỳ | ngeënsý |
3rd | lúcsy | lúccynsỳ | bóönsỳ | waanjsý |
Reflexive
Reflexive pronouns occur as clitic. They are formed by removing the gender vowel and number tone from corresponding personal pronoun.
fènsu fèngòngàr zápmỳfo
I-nom.wo.sg I-acc-look-ind.pst.cnt mirror-dat.mt.sg
I was looking at myself in the mirror.
It also works for indirect object:
tènsa tènfnìchá púürijinsechne
he-nom.wo.sg he-dat-buy-ind.fut.prf birthday-gift-acc.fi.sg
He'll just buy himself a birthday gift.
There is a difference between reflexive and reciprocal for plural pronouns.
lúccynsỳ lúcnmeërá'ar
you-nom.dual you-acc.sg-love-ind.prs.cnt
You love yourselveslúccynsỳ lúccyǹmeërá'ar
you-nom.dual you-acc.dual-love-ind.prs.cnt
You love each other.
Note: there is also a idiomatic use of reflexive pronouns:
fènsu fèncwítar I-nom.wa.sg I-gen-be.ind.prs.cnt
I am alone.fènsu fèncbochar ringyno
I-nom.wa.sg I-gen-repair.ind.pst.prf vehicle-acc.mt.sg
I fixed the car myself.
Indefinite pronouns
These are indefinite pronouns in Hàäsdáïga:
- hipsy: somewhen
- vàtsy: somewhere
- cotsy: somehow
- bansy: someone
- wón: which
Construction of other pro-forms are totally regular:
- It is interrogative when its verb is in interrogative mood.
- Its proximity is determined by a determiner prefix: ci (this) la (that)
- So are any, all/every, other, with zòt, rýnj, púch, respectively.
- Negative forms are formed by negating the "all/every" form. See [Negation].
- The equivalent relative pronouns is unchanged.
Examples:
TODO: add glosses
vungà las hipfy
happen-ind.pst.prf that-nom somewhen-dat
It happened at some point.saändasi Aäratraäce voö'ir vàtfy
city-nom.ea.sg ember-gen.fi be_located_at-int.prs.cnt somewhere-dat
Where is Ember city?wónjannane lúcfi càhánì
which-name-acc.fi.sg you-dat.ea.sg give-int.pst.prf
What is your name?vifi bansy civàtfy
stand-int.prs.cnt someone-nom.sg this-somewhere-dat
Is there anyone here?rýnjbansý càï'ar njizy lan
every-someone-nom.pl can-ind.prs.cnt do that-acc Everyone can do that.dy njéna bansa lúcna daïnè'à, connar fènsu
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woman-acc.wo.sg who.nom you-acc.wo.sg help-ind.pst.prf, know-ind.prs.cnt I-nom.wa.sg
I know the woman who helped you.